Category: Workplace and Professional Issues

It’s every nurse’s worst nightmare—the split-second horror when a nurse drops newborn baby during routine care. While exceptionally rare, such catastrophic events shake healthcare facilities...

Struggling with the question of whether you can call in a prescription? You’re not alone. In a busy clinical setting, the lines between helping and...

You’re standing at the bedside, the order is in, and the blood bag is ready to hang. But as a Jehovah’s Witness, your personal faith...

Have you ever felt an unexpected connection with a patient and wondered where to draw the line? It is a human experience, but in nursing,...

You’re walking to your car after a long, volatile shift. Your heart is still pounding from a patient’s threatening outburst, and the dimly lit parking...

Walk onto any short-staffed hospital unit, and you can feel it. It’s a subtle yet palpable tension in the air—a divide between the permanent staff...

You’ve had one of those days, haven’t you? The tumblers of the unit click, and a new patient admission rolls in. You do the mental...

You know that feeling when a shift is unfolding with surprising calm. Charts are up-to-date, patients are comfortable, and for a moment, you can actually...

You just logged into your state’s Board of Nursing website, and there it is: “Sub Status Denied.” Your heart sinks. Questions race through your mind:...

That sinking feeling when you realize a mistake might have harmed a patient—it’s every nurse’s nightmare. But here’s the thing: understanding nursing malpractice statistics and...